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Fish were moving so well Tuesday, first chance I got to today I had to go back. Moved 4 fish, lost a real nice mid 40" fish and got this one right before I left for the day. She is pretty beat up from the spawn but should heal up fine.
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That’s a great fish! Looks like he got hit with a prop blade.
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Good looking fish. Thats not the same boat ya got back in September.
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That’s a great fish! Looks like he got hit with a prop blade. I'm pretty sure it's spawning scars. We see them like that this time of year all the time.
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Good looking fish. Thats not the same boat ya got back in September. Nah, it was too big....sold it and downsized.
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That’s a great fish! Looks like he got hit with a prop blade. I'm pretty sure it's spawning scars. We see them like that this time of year all the time. That’s interesting, thanks.
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Nice fish KY.. I take there isn’t a very strong pike population where your catching the muskies?
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No pike in KY. Too far south.
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I didn’t think so going by your pictures but wasn’t sure. Thanks.
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No pike in KY. Too far south. What part of Kentucky you fishing Ky? My son moved to the Mayfield area just after the tornado, he's been to the spillways a few times seeing what the locals do. We saw some good sized skipjack laying up in the rocks (assuming that's what they were).
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I'm in the Ashland area. Boyd county. NE part of the state.
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Wow....that fish was petty well beat up. Glad your fishing and posting pictures again.
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Hell ya!! 👊🏻
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Thanks guys.
Hopefully more to come!
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You have found a real Muskie niche in that little creek. Generally we think of Muskie water as big and weedy. Are those spawning fish or fish the live in that creek year round? That cut on the one you are holding looks like it could be a cut from an outboard motor.
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Kentucky has several native Muskie streams. These fish have always been here and stay in the system year round. I rotate between 4 streams that are here close to me.
This particular creek, there is no way to get a boat in with an outboard unless it was a small 2-5hp motor as there is no access for a trailers boat to launch, I'm almost certain they are form spawning but I could be wrong. But coming from an outboard; highly unlikely.
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Kentucky has several native Muskie streams. These fish have always been here and stay in the system year round. I rotate between 4 streams that are here close to me.
This particular creek, there is no way to get a boat in with an outboard unless it was a small 2-5hp motor as there is no access for a trailers boat to launch, I'm almost certain they are form spawning but I could be wrong. But coming from an outboard; highly unlikely. As I mentioned earlier, I thought it looked like a prop injury too. Given what you say about the smaller outboard seems even more plausible to me. I certainly know nothing about Muskies or their spawning behavior, but those wounds appear to me, based on the angle and equal distance between them, seem like they could have been caused by one revolution of a small 3 bladed prop. Regardless, I enjoy your photos and you do have an amazing fishery!
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